Euthria marginata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Family: Buccinidae Genus: Euthria (Gray, 1850) Spieces: Euphoria marginata Fusiform dextral specimen with four whorls. Large, longitudinal ribs and thin, transverse spiral ornamentation on the whorls. Thin, circular aperture with a short siphonal canal. Evidence of predation on the first whorl near the inner lip of the aperture.

Specifications

Object nameEuthria marginata
IDUNB-2019-1000
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene
Epoch:
Miocene
Age:
Vindobonien
Numeric age15 Mya
OriginIndre et Loire, France
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1cm x 1.1cm x 1.6cm

Map of Origin